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Sally: my daughter needs boundaries

I hope you can help me and my nine-year-old daughter. I had a very unhappy childhood and struggled with fear and low self-esteem. My father left when I was three, and in my teens I had panic attacks and depression. My mother was strong and supportive, and my husband took over where she left off. In the past two years, my daughter has been shuffled around at school, which has been very unsettling, as her best friends were moved into another class. She's very emotional and kind-hearted, and children who have problems making friends tend to attach themselves to her, but then they often become bullying and dominating and stop her from making other friends. I don't trust my own judgment because I know I'm in a big muddle and need to learn about and establish boundaries for myself, so I'm afraid that if I try to give her advice,